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My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run.
Carol Burnett
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Carol Burnett
Age: 91
Born: 1933
Born: April 26
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Carol Creighton Burnett
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I couldn't get the laughter out of my head. It wasn't career. It wasn't even a choice. It was a calling.
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there were times when I was more at home in front of millions of people than I was at home.
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You know, one wonderful thing that came out of my Enquirer experience is that, in my case, it was ruled tabloids are magazines. Which means they didn't have the protection that a newspaper has.
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